What we don’t need amid all of this is an epic bout of “whatboutism.” What Booker did as a teenager wasn’t right. And he has been and will be judged by voters on them. But to turn Booker into a political missile to prove hypocrisy misses the mark. This isn’t about Booker. This is about Ford, Kavanaugh, and how we, together, figure out the right way forward.

In other words, conservatives POUNCE!

Jeryl Bier of The Weekly Standard took Chris and his piece APART:

1/ "…it does make for a very different situation than faces Kavanaugh." – yes, it's different because it's worse for Booker. Booker did it. Kavanaugh is accused. pic.twitter.com/IDqWoivd4p

2/ "Kavanaugh has never mentioned the alleged episode with Ford publicly before. (Kavanaugh and his defenders would insist that's because he didn't do it.)" It could also be… **because he didn't do it**. pic.twitter.com/7RyZZMOQ08

3/"That's not the situation in which Kavanaugh finds himself. He has been nominated to a lifetime appointment on the most powerful court in the country." You seriously believe if it was proven later that he was guilty & lied that he would not be impeached? pic.twitter.com/i2vXdOEs3j

6/ I vehemently oppose Ellison, but am not ready to condemn him based on the allegations against him yet. Still too many unanswered questions. Calling for consistency is not being partisan or whataboutism. It's wanting to stand on principle and not pragmatism./end